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spadassinicide (plural spadassinicides) (rare) The act of coaxing someone, usually through insult, into initiating a swordsman's duel, and subsequently killing that person with superior skill so as to commit legal murder…

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  1. spadassinicide (plural spadassinicides) (rare) The act of coaxing someone, usually through insult, into initiating a swordsman's duel, and subsequently killing that person with superior skill so as to commit legal murder. (rare) One who performs such an act.